well-deserved in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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merecidamente ADV

merecimiento N m

I.merecer VB trans

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II.merecerse VB vpr (enfático)

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See also pena, edad

1.2. pena (lástima):

pena
pity
pena
shame
¡qué pena que no te puedas quedar!
what a pity o a shame you can't stay!
es una pena que no hayas seguido sus consejos
it's a pity you didn't take her advice
de pena Spain
terrible
ese vestido le queda de pena
that dress looks terrible o awful o dreadful on her
en las fotos siempre salgo de pena
I always look awful o terrible in photographs
¿cómo te fue en el examen? — de pena
how was your exam? — awful o terrible
¿cómo te fue en el examen? — de pena
how did you get on in your exam? — really badly
estar hecho una pena
to be in a sorry o terrible state
estar hecho una pena
to be in a bad way
sin pena ni gloria
almost unnoticed
una película que pasó por las carteleras sin pena ni gloria
a movie which came and went almost unnoticed
pasó por la universidad sin pena ni gloria
he had an undistinguished university career
vale o merece la pena
it's worth it
merece la pena leerlo
it's worth reading
no vale la pena intentar convencerlo
there's no point o it's not worth trying to persuade him
un museo que bien vale la pena visitar
a museum which is well worth a visit
un museo que bien vale la pena visitar
a museum which is worthy of a visit form
bien merece la pena correr el riesgo
it's well worth the risk

1. edad (de una persona, un árbol):

edad
age
un joven de unos quince años de edad
a boy of about fifteen
¿qué edad tiene/le calculas?
how old is he/do you think he is?
a la edad de veinte años
at (the age of) twenty
tienen la misma edad
they are the same age
aparenta más edad de la que tiene
she looks older than she is
niños de edades comprendidas entre los siete y los catorce años
children between the ages of seven and fourteen
su marido le dobla la edad
her husband is twice her age
se saca o quita la edad LatAm
he makes out (that) he's younger than he actually is
aún no tiene edad para decidir por sí mismo
he's still not old enough to decide for himself
yo a tu edad ya ayudaba en casa
at your age I was already helping around the house
de edad madura o de mediana edad
middle-aged
una persona de edad
an elderly person
un señor de cierta edad
a gentleman of a certain age
una niña de corta edad
a young girl
desde temprana edad
from an early age
a tan tierna edad
at such a young o tender age
yo ya no estoy en edad de hacer esas cosas
I'm too old for that sort of thing
niños en edad escolar
children of school age
la edad adulta
adulthood
estar en edad de merecer dated o hum
to be of courting age dated

well-deserved in the PONS Dictionary

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This is a most well-deserved award.
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With 8 km to go, he attacked a second time, and rode alone to the finish for a well-deserved victory.
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Together, they deliver the king pin of the underworld and his minions to a well-deserved end.
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This reputation is well-deserved; much of it is an intentional attempt on his part to maintain his crazy persona in the eyes of the media.
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Being held personally responsible for the training and discipline of the legionaries under their command, centurions had a well-deserved reputation for dealing out harsh punishment.
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A heroic drive back up the charts, including the race's fastest lap just three laps from the finish, would earn him a well-deserved fourth place.
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During that time he earned a well-deserved reputation as a firebrand liberal.
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Our teachers have a well-deserved reputation for excellence.
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He read his poem and scored an abysmally low but well-deserved 7.3 (out of a possible 30).
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Saloons and gaming tables were not the only places to bet however, and westerners had a well-deserved reputation of being willing to bet on anything.
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